Police news for Saturday, Feb. 23

A Jacksonville man was arrested Thursday on a charge of aggravated battery of a police officer after police say he resisted being placed in a holding cell.

After receiving a call about multiple disturbances at downtown Jacksonville bars about 8:33 p.m. Thursday, Corey J. Walker, 38, of 1300 Lincoln Ave. was detained and cited on a charge of public drunkenness after being ejected from several bars.

Walker resisted arrest when being placed into the squad car and when being placed into a holding cell, according to police. Walker is accused of striking a Jacksonville police officer who was trying to restrain him while Morgan County sheriff’s deputies tried to put him in the cell.

During the incident, the assaulted officer’s microphone holder was broken.

Walker was booked into the Morgan County jail at 8:50 p.m. and charged with resisting a peace officer, criminal damage to property and aggravated battery of a police officer.

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Jacksonville Police

ACCIDENTS

• A vehicle driven by Matthew Muller, 18, of Jacksonville and a vehicle driven by Jennifer Grant, 41, of Jacksonville collided at 6:10 p.m. Thursday at Mound and Westgate avenues. Muller was cited on a charge of failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.

ARRESTS, CITATIONS

• Miranda R. Hoehn, 27, of 302 E. Locust St., Chatham, was booked into the Morgan County jail 3:24 a.m. Friday on charges of possession of methamphetamine and retail theft.

• Kyrhan L. Prothro, 22, of 9 Sommerset Drive was booked into the Morgan County jail at 9:55 a.m. Friday on a charge of non-consensual dissemination of private sexual images.

OTHER REPORTS

• A house in the 500 block of West Lafayette Avenue was defaced after an unknown person used spray paint on the side of the building, according to a report filed at 9:21 a.m. Friday.

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Greene County

Sheriff

ARRESTS, CITATIONS

• Isaac E. Edgington, 28, of 302 E. Locust St., Chatham, was booked into the Morgan County jail at 2:39 a.m. Friday on a possession of drug paraphernalia charge.

Roodhouse Police

ARRESTS, CITATIONS

• Tiffany N. Taylor, 27, of Roodhouse was booked into the Greene County Jail at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday on a charge of driving while license is suspended.

• Ronald M. Burns, 31, of Roodhouse was booked into the Greene County Jail at 3:10 p.m. Wednesday on a charge of having no valid drivers license.

• Cody M. Wade, 23, of Roodhouse was booked into the Greene County Jail at 11:20 a.m. Friday on a charge of having no valid drivers license.

White Hall Police

ARRESTS, CITATIONS

• Timothy B. Freand, 44, of White Hall was booked into the Greene County Jail at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday on a Greene County arrest warrant accusing him of aggravated assault.

Compiled by Nick Draper, David C.L. Bauer and Samantha McDaniel-Ogletree